Variable dancer

Variable dancer
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
Species:
A. fumipennis
Binomial name
Argia fumipennis
(Burmeister, 1839)
Subspecies
  • A. f. atra
  • A. f. fumipennis
  • A. f. violacea

The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread throughout the east and present in the interior western United States.[1]

The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.[2]

Subspecies

Argia fumipennis has three subspecies:

  • Black dancer A. f. atra
  • Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis
  • Violet dancer A. f. violacea
  • Black dancer A. f. atra
    Black dancer A. f. atra
  • Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis, Male
    Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis, Male
  • Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Female
    Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Female
  • Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
    Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male

References

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  1. ^ Argia fumipennis. NatureServe. 2012.
  2. ^ Paseka, J. M. Argia fumipennis violacea. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.


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